Rail joint



J. BRUNNER March 14, 1933.

RAIL JOINT Filed June l2, 1950 ZZZ Patented Mar. 14, 1933 t l K. l Y lUNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE-ff JOHN BRUNNER, orcHIcGo; ILLINOIS,` i I.'l i" "5":

i RAIL i i i Application inea June 12, A1aed seiiarNo. ricerca Thisinvention relates to tie plates for with elliptical shank portions 2l)tendrailway tracks and has for an important ingtoprevent rotation. Tostrengthen the object thereof the provision of a novel and assemblagethere may be provideda washer improved tie plate for holding a railsecplate22, or a plurality ofwashers, fordis- 5 tion in firm engagementwith a tie. p osalon the und'ersurfacek ofthe tie." If 50 The inventionrelates, not so much to the made of a singlev piece the washer-platemayshape of the tie plate as it does to the cobe provided with ellipticalopenings tocooperation of the means and the method of ,operate vwiththefshank portions 20 ofthe binding the rail section, the tie plate, andbolts, thereby preventing-rotation vof. `the the tie against movementrelatively to each latten- A Y :55 other, The tieplate 16 is providedwith the cus:-V

Additional objects and features of the intomary positioning shoulders 24for engagf vention will be brought forth from a reading the outer` edgesof thebaseflanges of ing of the following specication in the therail'section and in accordance withfthe light ofthe accompanyingdrawing, in present `invention they tieplate is Valso pro- ,60 i

Whiche vided with transversely `-extending ribs Figure 1 is a plan viewshowing a segforming the grooves 26 forlreceiving the ment of railsection passing over two ties `outer turnedwdown ends of clamping shoesand secured thereto in accordance with the 28. Bolts 30 complete theassemblage. f present invention; l ln `operation the rail sectionrrest'ssnugly 6 5 Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the between the.oppositely `disposed shoulders assemblage shown in Figure 1; and 24,24and is held firmly against vertical Figure 3 is a view in end elevationof the displacement by means of ,the clamping same. shoes 28, 28,engaging the opposite vupper Turning now to the drawing, thereferysurfaces of the base flanges. n The shoes, fof 70 ence numeral 10indicates a rail section and course, are held rigidly and permanentlyQinVthe reference numerals 12 and 111 designate position by means of thefasteners 18,;` V the customary railway ties for supporting Numeroi'isadvantages are to be gained the rail section. As more clearly shown infrom the `illustrated type of construction,

Figure 8 a tie plate 16 is interposed between one of theV outstanding ofwhich `results `715 the base flange of the rail section and the from thefacility with which the clamping upper surface of the tie. elements maybe'removed to permit replace- Heretofore the usual practice has been toment of a worn rail section or tie plate. By secure the base flange ofthe rail to the tie removing the nuts 30 from the fasteners 18 plate bymeans of headed spikes driven into the parts may be disassembled topermit 8,94

the fiber of the tie, or by lugs extending removal of the clamping shoes28, Wherethrough the plate and bolted on the under upon the rail sectionis no longer clamped. Y side thereof. The present invention im- It is tobe understood that the fasteners proves upon these old -methods ofsecuring 18 may possibly takev the form of screw bolts 40 the assemblage"by providing fasteners eX- threaded into the tie or of headed spikes,85 tending completely through thev tie for eX- andk that in such`instance the invention reerting binding pressure upon the base sides inthe combination with such fastenflanges of the rail section andtheunderers of the clamping shoe and grooved tie surface of the tie. Asshown, the fasteners plate.

may take the form of headed bolts 18, pro Although the invention hasbeen described Q9 herein with particular reference to one specicembodiment thereof, it is to be appre ciated, of course, that certainchanges and modifications and alterationsk may be made in theillustrated form Without departing from the scope of invention asoutlined in the appended claims, l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent, is:

1, An assemblage of the character described comprising, in combination,atie, a rail'section, Va tie plate, and means for holding the railsection in rigid engagement with the tie plate, said means including aplurality of spaced transverse ribs provided on said tie plate Vto eachside of the .rail-` respectively, and clamping shoes, certain of saidribs forming positioning shoulders forthe base flange of the railsection, the others providing a groove on each side of the rail forreceiving a portion of the clamping shoe to positionthe same, said shoeengaging the base flange of the rail, and a fastener eX- tendingcompletely through the clamping shoe, tie plate and tie for securingthe' clamp- Y ing shoe.l j Y Y 2. An assemblage of the character de'- Lscribed comprising, in combination, a tie, a rail section, a tie plate,and means for holding the rail section in rigid engagement With theV tieplate, said means including a plurality of spaced transverse ribsprovided on .saidV tie plate to each` side of the rail respectively, andclamping shoes, certain of said ribs forming positioning shoulders forthe base flange of the rail section, the others l providing a groove oneach side ofthe railV for receiving aV depending portion on the 40clamping shoe to .position the same, the horizontal body portion of saidclamping shoe being adapted to extend over the base flange of the railsection, and fasteners for securing the clamping shoe to the tie plate,said fasteners having `a portion engaging the lovver surface of the tie,and removable locking means located above the clamping shoes.V

v Signed at Chicago, Illinois7 this 7 day of June, i930. l

Y Y' Y, JOHN BRUNNER.

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